Month: January 2018

Bill to amend 150-yr-old Christian divorce law in winter session Source – dnaindia The bill proposes that the separation period for couples be halved from the present two years to one year before they can file for divorce by mutual consent. Christian couples’ wait for two years for seeking divorce by mutual consent may soon

Source – thehindu TS fails to appoint members and presidents Confederation of All Telangana Consumer Organizations (CATCO) State President N. Srinivas allegedly stated that several consumer- related cases were pending in the consumer forums following non-availability of presidents and members in Telangana for over an year. In a press note, he stated that out of

Source – deadline ‘Westworld’, ‘Divorce’ & ‘Insecure’ Renewed For Season 2 By HBO The entire fall Sunday lineup of HBO, new drama Westworld and comedies Divorce, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, and Insecure, toplined by Issa Rae, have been renewed for a second season of 10 episodes each with all key auspices returning. The comedies will

Source – indiatimes Howrah: Cops have arrested the man, whose wife fell to death from their 10th floor apartment in Belur on Friday, on charges of murder and domestic violence. TOI in its Saturday edition had reported the death which followed a spat between the husband and wife following her inability to stand in an ATM

Source:- timesofindia The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Modi government’s notification demonetizing Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes but asked the Centre to file an affidavit giving details of steps taken to ease inconvenience faced by citizens due to long queues at banks and ATMs. “We will not be granting any stay,”

Source: indianexpress The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed a real estate firm to give compensation of Rs 4.5 lakh to three complainants in three separate cases. The commission has asked Puma Realtors to give a compensation of Rs 1 lakh and refund Rs 60 lakh to Satinder Kaur Sehgal, a resident of Jalandhar.

Source: ndtv KOLKATA: In a curious fallout of the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes, a 70-year-old man was today sent to jail for a month by a family court which refused to accept payment of alimony of Rs. 2.25 lakh to his former wife in the now-defunct notes. Additional judge Shyamal Kumar

Source: indianexpress The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former media baron Peter Mukerjea, arrested in the 2012 murder case of Sheena Bora, his wife Indrani’s daughter from an earlier relationship. Justice N W Sambre, while rejecting the bail, said he would pass a reasoned order on Wednesday. Peter, who was

Source: ndtv NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court today sought the response of the Centre on a plea seeking a direction to restrain media houses from using the word ‘Dalit’ in news articles, alleging it creates “inequality” in the society. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued notice to the

Source: timesofindia LUCKNOW: Sworn in as judge in the Allahabad high court on Tuesday, Justice Rekha Dixit had created history in 1988 when as magistrate in a lower court she delivered the first judgment of the country in favour of a Muslim woman, granting her right to maintenance after talaq (divorce) by a Navy officer.